B-29s flew their final bomber mission in 1954, thereafter serving SAC in specialized roles such as reconnaissance and as tanker aircraft.Ībout Our B-29(TB), S/N 44-84076 : The Museum’s B-29 was manufactured by Bell Aircraft, in Marietta, Georgia and delivered to the USAAF on August 4, 1945. They were used in the conventional bombing role during the Korean War (1950-1953). If you are on Mac, copy this airplane ID to the clipboard and press CMD+L while in. Click the Spotlight button below and all of your followers will receive a notification. This is a great way to help new players get the recognition they deserve for their work. When SAC was established in 1946 it exclusively used B-29s. Spotlighting lets you share this airplane with all of your followers. Three days later, on Auganother B-29 named Bockscar dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
The Enola Gay, arguably the most famous B-29, dropped the world’s first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. The aircraft also successfully aerial-mined the waters surrounding the Japanese mainland during WWII. The Army Air Force used it in low-level, night incendiary attacks against Japan. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the most advanced bomber aircraft to see operation service in World War II.
